The U.S. Is Giving the Rest of the World Abandonment Issues

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🗓️ 17 August 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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In this episode of The New Abnormal, former war correspondent, staff writer at the New Yorker and CNN global affairs analyst Susan Glasser explains how the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan is everyone’s damn fault, even Biden’s. Plus, Texas Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia rips into Gov. Greg Abbot and then Adam Harris, author of The State Must Provide, breaks down “racism hush money” that some states with HBCUs are getting from the federal government. If you haven't heard, every single week The New Abnormal does a special bonus episode for Beast Inside, the Daily Beast’s membership program. where Sometimes we interview Senators like Cory Booker or the folks who explain our world in media like Jim Acosta or Soledad O’Brien. Sometimes we just have fun and talk to our favorite comedians and actors like Busy Phillips or Billy Eichner and sometimes its just discussing the fuckery. You can get all of our episodes in your favorite podcast app of choice by becoming a Beast Inside member where you’ll support The Beast’s fearless journalism. Plus! You’ll also get full access to podcasts and articles. To become a member head to newabnormal.thedailybeast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:41.3	Hi, I'm Molly John Fast and welcome to the Daily Beast, the new abnormal. I'm a left-wing
0:55.2	pundit and an editor at large at the Daily Beast. We're here to have fun, sharp conversations
1:01.0	with some of the smartest people in media, politics and science that help make what's
1:06.1	happening in the country and the world clearer. Our world has been turned up to a down on
1:11.2	the new abnormal. We'll talk about the people who got us into this mess and figure out
1:15.6	how to get ourselves out of it. And I'm producer Jesse Cannon. I'm here to make sure things
1:20.3	don't go too far off the rails. Today we have an excellent show. Congresswoman Sylvia García
1:25.8	of Texas is 29th district. It's going to talk to us about what's going on with COVID
1:29.9	in Texas. And then we'll talk to Adam Harris, the author of the States must provide why
1:34.5	America's colleges have always been unequal and how to set them right. But first, we have
1:39.6	Staff Rider of New Yorker and CNN Global Affairs Analyst, Susan Glasser, to talk to us
1:44.4	about the withdrawal in Afghanistan. Welcome back to the new abnormal Susan Glasser.
1:49.0	Thank you so much, Molly, for having me. Well, I'm so excited to have you because,
1:53.5	you know, yesterday was like this seminal and very important day in what's happening
2:00.3	in Afghanistan. And you are a person who has been covering this and editing this and
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